China

In this week's China sports industry round-up: Liverpool FC has drawn some unwanted criticism thanks to its sponsorship deal with Tibet Water Resources, Alibaba signs a distribution deal with the Pac-12 Conference through to 2024, and China is among nine nations to have received a one-year ban from the International Weightlifting Federation.

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba will continue to serve as the presenting sponsor of the Pac-12 China Game after agreeing a wide-ranging two-year extension to its partnership with the US college sports conference.